Tax Staff Preparer with Bookkeeping Exp Year Round - Full-time / Part-time

Exciting opportunity for someone that is newer in the tax and bookkeeping field. Come grow with us!We are a small Tri-Valley office providing tax, accounting, and other related financial services to individual and small business clients.

We are looking for an employee with at least 2 years experience that has the ability to perform tax preparation, bookkeeping and payroll to replace our long time employee that is moving put of state in October. This is a 28hr to 40 hr per week, year-round, permanent position (Some Saturdays during Tax Season as needed). We will be hiring in October 2017.Job

Responsibilities (Some training provided):

• *Data collection from clients
• *Payroll, Account Reconciliation, Financial. Statement Generation, Journal Entries
• *Prepare 1099s, Sales Tax Returns
• *Setup Quickbooks for clients and address client questions
• *Prepare income tax returns using Drake
• *Perform review on completed tax returns
• *Interact with clients from data collection to tax return / bookkeeping / payroll processing
• *Respond to agency letters promptly and correctly
• *Prioritizing tasks and other administrative needs
• *Review returns with clients
• *Help with scheduling and other tax season administrative tasks
• *Responsible for follow up and staying organized

Required Skills / Experience:

2+ years work experience in tax return preparation, bookkeeping, payroll processing.  

Highly Organized, Detail-oriented, Reliable, and Responsible.  

Familiar with Quickbooks and MS Office. Ability to perform independently with minimum supervision.

High comfort level with working in a small office setting with only 3-5 other professionals

• Ability to prioritize
• Good Oral and Written communication skills
• Ability to pass a full background checkQualifications:
• 2+ years experience in an accounting and tax practice
• Current CRTP or CTEC Registered and PIN Number (Required)
• Experience with Drake preferred (Lacerte knowledge ok also)

Why the perfect candidate would want to work here:

Hourly rate, plus OT if required, flexible, sick pay, holiday pay after 6 months, plus vacation after one year, medical benefit options coming soon, advanced training, room for growth, and fast paced, fun, friendly office environment.

Please include "Hiring Department" in the subject line of the email and include your resume, expected hourly range and cover letter explaining how your experience fits this job description. Please do not reply without these items.